Fuel cells technology and electrode materials for a sustainable future /
Fuel Cells Technology and Electrode Materials for Sustainable Future presents an up-to-date review of the latest advancements in fuel cell technology and materials, including a comprehensive examination of the synthesis, characterization, and application of electrode materials for fuel cells. With a...
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Elsevier,
[2025]
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover
- Fuel Cells Technology and Electrode Materials for a Sustainable Future
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- 1 Basics of fuel cells
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.1.1 Historical biography of fuel cells
- 1.1.2 What makes fuel cells necessary
- 1.1.3 Sustainability and cost analysis
- 1.2 Fuel cells-types, cell components, materials, and chemistry
- 1.2.1 Proton exchange membrane fuel cells
- 1.2.2 Alkaline fuel cells
- 1.2.3 Phosphoric acid fuel cells
- 1.2.4 Molten carbonate fuel cells
- 1.2.5 Solid oxide fuel cells
- 1.2.6 Microbial fuel cells
- 1.2.7 Materials for fuel cells
- 1.3 Conclusion
- References
- 2 Thermodynamic chemistry of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Heat of reaction
- 2.3 Reversible fuel cell potential
- 2.4 Open circuit voltage
- 2.5 Fuel cell efficiency
- 2.6 Conclusion
- References
- 3 Electrode kinetics
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Reaction rate
- 3.3 Exchange current density
- 3.4 Arrhenius equation and transition state theory
- 3.5 Butler-Volmer equation
- 3.6 Butler-Volmer model of kinetics
- 3.7 Activation overpotential
- 3.8 Tafel equation
- 3.9 Significance of exchange current density
- 3.9.1 Low current density
- 3.9.2 High current density
- 3.10 Significance of charge transfer coefficient
- 3.11 Conclusions
- References
- 4 Concentration polarization
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Transport phenomenon in fuel cells
- 4.3 Revisiting some of the basic concepts
- 4.4 Concept of average and diffusion velocity
- 4.5 Diffusion law
- 4.6 Newton's law of viscosity (momentum transport)
- 4.7 Fourier's law
- 4.8 Quantifying concentration polarization
- 4.9 Nernst equation analysis
- 4.10 Conclusions
- References
- 5 Characterization of fuel cells
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 In-situ characterization techniques.
- 5.2.1 Evaluation criteria and approaches for electrode reactions
- 5.2.2 Overpotential
- 5.2.3 Tafel slope investigations
- 5.2.4 Exchange current density
- 5.2.5 Turnover frequency
- 5.2.6 Faraday efficiency
- 5.2.7 Electrochemically active surface area
- 5.2.8 Mass and specific activities
- 5.2.9 Stability investigations
- 5.3 Ex-situ characterization techniques
- 5.4 Porosity measurements
- 5.5 BET surface area measurements
- 5.6 Gas permeability studies
- 5.7 Structure investigations
- 5.8 Chemical investigations
- 5.9 Conclusions
- References
- 6 Electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction
- 6.3 Oxygen reduction reaction kinetics
- 6.4 Oxygen reduction reaction mechanisms
- 6.5 Factors affecting oxygen reduction reaction
- 6.5.1 Role of central metal ion
- 6.5.1.1 Role of ligands
- 6.5.1.2 The pH Effect
- 6.5.1.3 Electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction
- 6.6 Conclusions
- References
- 7 Emerging materials for oxygen reduction reaction
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Noble-metal-based ORR electrocatalysts
- 7.3 Noble metal-free ORR electrocatalysts
- 7.4 Atomically dispersed metals-based catalysts for ORR
- 7.5 Molecular catalysts for ORR
- 7.6 Conclusion and perspectives
- References
- 8 Electrocatalytic hydrogen oxidation reaction
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Electrochemical hydrogen oxidation reaction
- 8.3 Kinetics of the hydrogen oxidation reaction
- 8.4 Factors affecting hydrogen oxidation reaction
- 8.4.1 H-adsorption behavior
- 8.4.2 HOR kinetic parameters
- 8.5 Conclusions
- References
- 9 Emerging materials for hydrogen oxidation reaction
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Noble metal-based catalysts for hydrogen oxidation reaction
- 9.3 Non-noble metal-based catalysts for hydrogen oxidation reaction.
- 9.4 Atomically dispersed metals-based catalysts for hydrogen oxidation reaction
- 9.5 Molecular catalysts for hydrogen oxidation reaction
- 9.6 Conclusions
- References
- 10 Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol and ethanol
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Methanol electrooxidation
- 10.3 Ethanol electrooxidation
- 10.4 Factors affecting oxidation of methanol and ethanol
- 10.4.1 Synergy between electrocatalysis and electrode
- 10.4.2 Electronically conductive polymer supports
- 10.5 Conclusions
- References
- 11 Emerging materials for alcohol oxidation reaction
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Nobel metal-based catalysts for AOR
- 11.3 Non-nobel metal-based catalysts for AOR
- 11.4 Atomically dispersed metals-based catalysts for AOR
- 11.5 Molecular catalysts for AOR
- 11.6 Conclusions
- References
- 12 Single-atom catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction and alcohol oxidation reaction
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 ORR scaling relationship with single-atom catalysts
- 12.3 Strategies to break scaling relationship for oxygen reduction reaction
- 12.4 Optimization for single-atom catalysts
- 12.4.1 Optimizations for improving single-atom catalysts performance
- 12.4.2 Optimization of metal center types
- 12.4.3 Optimization of coordination environments
- 12.4.4 Optimization of supports
- 12.5 Carbon and noncarbon supported single-atom catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction
- 12.5.1 Carbon-supported single-atom catalysts
- 12.5.2 Noncarbon supports for single-atom catalysts
- 12.5.2.1 Metals (alloys)
- 12.5.2.2 Metal oxides
- 12.5.2.3 Metal hydroxides
- 12.5.2.4 Metal chalcogenides
- 12.5.2.5 Carbides
- 12.5.2.6 Nitrides
- 12.5.2.7 Microporous materials
- 12.6 Single-atom catalysts for alcohol oxidation reaction
- 12.7 Conclusions
- References.
- 13 Dual-atom catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction and alcohol oxidation reaction
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Breaking the ORR scaling relationship with dual-atom catalysts
- 13.3 Optimization for dual-atom catalysts
- 13.4 Calculations using DFT and machine learning for predicting effective DACs
- 13.5 Optimization of electronic and geometric structure
- 13.6 Optimization of synthesis method
- 13.7 Advances in dual-atom catalysts for ORR
- 13.8 Bonded dual-atom ORR catalysts
- 13.9 Dual-atom catalysts for AOR
- 13.10 Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Back Cover.